Falkirk
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Falkirk sits in the Central Belt between Edinburgh and Glasgow, with historic attractions like the Falkirk Wheel and the Kelpies. It has a mixed economy of manufacturing, retail, and services, and benefits from strong transport connections.
The local government for this district is: Falkirk Council (Scotland Council Area).
For local government purposes, Scotland is divided into 32 ‘council areas’ (Scottish Gaelic: comhairlean), each administered by a single-tier authority known simply as a council.
Constituencies in Falkirk
A constituency is a specific geographical area that elects one Member of Parliament (MP) to represent them in the House of Commons. The United Kingdom is divided into 650 parliamentary constituencies, 57 of them are in Scotland. We have this list page for easy browsing of all UK parliamentary constituencies: List of Constituencies.
Wards in Falkirk
Falkirk is divided into 9 wards, listed below in alphabetical order.
- Bo'ness and Blackness
- Bonnybridge and Larbert
- Carse, Kinnaird and Tryst
- Denny and Banknock
- Falkirk North
- Falkirk South
- Grangemouth
- Lower Braes
- Upper Braes
Falkirk in International Geographies
In the International Territorial Levels (ITLs) hierarchy, Falkirk is an ITLs Level 3 area:
- (ITL 1) Scotland
- (ITL 2) ⇒ East Central Scotland
- (ITL 3) ⇒⇒ Falkirk
The International Territorial Levels are used by OECD member countries for statistical purposes to classify administrative areas. We have this listable page for easy browsing of ITL names and codes: International Territorial Levels.